【译林牛津版】英语选修六：Unit1重点词汇讲解和练习(含答案)

U1 重点词汇讲解

1.There are a variety of different styles of stand-up comedy.

单口喜剧很很多种。

Variety—n.多种样式；多变性

常用结构：a variety of / varieties of 多种多样的，种类繁多的，相当于形容词various

1) There is a wide variety of patterns to choose from. 有种类繁多的图案可供

选择。

2) This tool can be used in a variety of ways. 这种工具有多种用途。

3) She took the job for various reasons. 她由于种种原因接受了这份工作。

2.Some comedians tell jokes about the way people behave or about daily life.

有些喜剧演员拿人们的行为方式或是日常生活开玩笑。

behave—v.表现一般与副词或介词连用

1) The doctor behaved very unprofessionally. 那位医生的做法违反职业道德。

2) He behaved like a true gentleman. 他的行为像个真正的绅士。

【相关拓展】

behave (oneself)表现得体；有礼貌

3) I want you to behave yourself while I am away. 我不在家的时候你们要乖乖的。

4) She doesn’t know how to behave in public. 她在公共场合举止无措。

adv.-behaved 表现得……的如: well-behaved, badly-behaved

5) The badly-behaved children are really a headache to me.

那些表现得不好的孩子对我来说真头疼。

behavior n.行为，举止

3.The last kind of comedian does impressions—he or she will act or speak like

a wel l-known person in order to make fun of that person.

最后一类会进行印象模仿—演员会模仿一个名人来表演或说话以取笑那个名人。

make fun of –开……的玩笑，嘲笑……意思相当于laugh at

1) Don’t make fun of people with disabilities. 不要嘲笑残疾人。

【相关拓展】

注意fun 是不可数名词，与fun有关的短语或句型有：

have fun =have a good time 玩得开心

It is fun to do sth. 做某事有趣

2) What fun it is to do sth！做某事多有趣啊！

3) What fun it is to walk in the snow! 在雪中散步真是有意思！

4.People around the world enjoy watching him when he hosts the Academy Awards.

全世界的人们都喜欢看他主持奥斯卡颁奖庆典。

award

(1)n.奖；奖品；奖金；奖状

1) He won an award for his good performance.

他因表演得好而获奖。

2) People like to attend the award ceremony hosted by him.

人们喜欢参加他主持的颁奖仪式。

(2)v.授予；奖励

3) He was awarded the first prize. 他获得了一等奖。

4) The gold medal was awarded to Mr. Brown for his excellent performance.

布朗先生因其优异的表现而获得了金牌。

【辨析】

award / prize/ reward

(1)award 意为“奖，奖品”，指对于优异成绩或卓越贡献经过评定后正式授予的奖

励，可以是精神的，也可以是物质的，常用于奖项名称。

(2)prize意为“奖赏，奖品”，多指确认某人在竞赛中获得的优异成绩并给予特殊的

奖励。

(3)reward意为“报答，酬劳”，并不指某种荣誉，而指应得的报酬；也可以做动词表

示“给人以报酬、奖赏”。

1) He was nominated for the best actor award.

他获得最佳男演员奖提名。

2) He won first prize in the English Speech Competition.

他在英语演讲比赛中获一等奖。

3) He was rewarded for finding the lost dog.

他因找到那只丢失的狗而获得报酬。

4) Winning the match was just reward for the effort the team had made.

赢得比赛的胜利是全队付出努力应得的回报。

5.Each time, he performs his stand-up routine in front of millions of people when

the show is broadcast live on TV. 每次，当节目在电视上现场直播时他都是在上百万人面前表演他的单口喜剧节目。

live

（1）adv.现场地；直播地

1) With all the news broadcast live, the pressure on the announcers is becoming

heavier.

随着新闻的直播，播音员的压力变得更大了。

（2）adj. 现场的，直播的；有生命的，活的

2) We are watching the live coverage of the Olympics.

我们正在观看奥运会实况报道。

3) She was frightened at the sight of a live snake. 看到一条活蛇她吓坏了。

注意：live 做“活着的”讲时，作定语要前置，一般不指人。

【辨析】

live/ alive/ living/ lively

live adj.“活着的”（与dead想对应），只能做定语（指动物），另外还有“现场直播的”意思（反义词recorded “录制的，转播的”）

alive adj.“活着的，健在的”，做表语；作定语需后置（一般用于人，有时也用于动物）

living adj.“活着的；有生命的”。既可以作定语，也可以作表语。“生物”只能译作living things

lively adj.生动的，活泼的

4) They are carrying out an experiment with a live monkey.